/**
 * Copyright 2011-2011 - Members of the Chaupal Community
 *
 *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */


package net.chaupal.API.Boundary;

/**
 * A boundary is any type of device or software capable of blocking or
 * influencing the 'natural' flow of data exchange between devices.
 */
public interface Boundary {
    
    /**
     * Provides the type of the boundary.
     * 
     * @return the type of the boundary
     */
    BoundaryType getType();
    
}
